Associate Product Manager- Low Power Interconnect

Associate Product Manager - Low Power Interconnect

Position Overview:

Molex Power and Signal Business Unit is looking for an enterprising Associate Product Manager who is driven to build long term product growth.

The ideal candidate is energized by working in partnership with customers, sales, marketing, operations and engineering to drive their strategic vision.

This role will market and promote a newer low power interconnect product portfolio in alignment with Molex's overall mission, strategy and goals.

Essential Functions:


* Develop and implement strategic business plans targeting appliance, HVAC, commercial, industrial, automotive and other strategic industries.

Identify product line trends and technologies.

Lead long term product planning.


* Work with operations to track capacity and drive capital investments supporting forecasted demand.

Support tactical manufacturing and supply chain initiatives as needed.


* Train and support the sales team and distribution partners to increase revenue and market share of assigned product line(s) in support of Divisional and Global objectives.


* Drive and influence multifunctional teams across multiple global geographies to achieve goals and meet deadlines


* Maximize product profitability by setting product pricing, supporting key customer negotiations and approving pricing requests as needed.


* Improve profit margin of assigned product line(s), leading cost reduction activities, manufacturing strategy and quality improvements.


* Create promotional tools, product collateral and sales tools to facilitate customer product adoption.


* Manage new product development activity associated with extending and growing the life of assigned product line(s).


* Identify opportunities to establish and develop industry partner relationships.

Who You Are:


* 3+ years of experience working in the electronics industry


* 2+ years of experience in product management, program management, project management, engineering and/or sales


* Ability to effectively build relationships with internal teams and external contacts, respond positively to situations, and influence others.


* Comfortable promoting products in front of groups of customers and distributors


* Track record of growing revenue and profitability


* Utilizes business measurements and data to gauge product success.


* Self-motivated and organized to anticipate, plan, prioritize and self-monitor workload.


* Willingness to travel to customers and distributors as needed to achieve business objectives

What Puts You Ahead:


* Experience in the connector industry


* International business experience with both customers and manufacturing locations


* Experience in Appliance, HVAC, Automotive or Commercial electronics supply chain

For this role, we anticipate paying $85,000- $115,000 per year.

This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another for...